Last night my friend picked me up on his motorcycle and we headed to Envigado for my favourite: empanadas and beers. We sat and chatted for a bit in Parque Envigado, and then decided to head up the mountain to Las Palmas to check out the mirador (lookout) where you can see the entire city of Medellín lit up at night, it´s an incredible view.
When we arrived at Las Palmas, we were surprised to see so many people there. The side of the road was filled with cars, motorcycles and people standing. We then found out that every Thursday night people gather there to watch other people go up and down the mountain doing various tricks on their motorcycles, everything from pop wheelies, to standing on their motorcycle, and other crazy and dangerous tricks. It was very cool to see, until we saw 2 people lose their balance and fall. :S
I also tried something new last night, brace yourself it´s going to sound disgusting: hot chocolate with melted cheese in it. I know, I know, it sounds gross, I thought so too, but surprisingly it was actually pretty tastey. It´s a common drink people will have here when they get cold. As the further up the mountains you go at night, the cooler it is. So it was 25 in the city, but about 12-15 degrees in the mountains, so the hot chocolate was definitely a comforting drink to have while we were watching the motorcycles go by.
After watching people do crazy and somewhat stupid things on their motorbikes we headed back down the mountain. It was fun to be able to see the city from a different perspective, aka on a motorcyle, and it was a beautiful night to go for a ride. I havent been on a motorbike since my trip to Spain last year, so it was definitely something fun to do again!
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